Roasted Tomato Soup 🍅

Ingredients

• 1 kg cherry tomatoes (halved) 

• 6 cloves garlic 

• 1 onion (quartered) 

• 2-4 Thai red chillies (chopped) 

• 1 bell pepper (cubed) 

• Handful basil leaves 

• 4 cups chicken stock/vegetable stock or water

• Salt and pepper to taste 

• 40 g butter 

• 40 g flour

• Croutons to serve

• Olive oil

1. Slowly add another cup and blend. 

2. Strain the tomato mixture in a swivel and discard whatever is left.

3. In a pot, heat up the butter and add the flour and whisk till you form a roux. 

4. Slowly whisk in the tomato mixture. 

5. Slowly add more stock to get to your desired consistency for soup. 

6. Taste to see if some salt and pepper is needed. 

7. Serve with croutons, fresh basil and some chilli flakes. 

8. Enjoy!

Preparation

1. In a baking dish, add the cherry tomatoes, onion, garlic, bell pepper, red chillies and basil. 

2. Sprinkle salt, pepper and olive oil and mix till everything is coated. 

3. Roast the veggies in the oven at 180^C for about 30 minutes till the juices come out. 

4. Let the veggies cool and then remove the skin from the tomatoes and the onion. 

5. Add the tomato mixture to a blender with 1 cup of stock.

6. Blend till everything is combined